Video available: U.S. Public Diplomacy in Chile: First Monday Forum in August
Click on the image for link to video of the program. Pictured: U.S. Ambassador to Chile Bernadette M. Meehan.
At our September 9 forum, Dr. Alison Prasch spoke about how U.S. presidents used their travel abroad to shape public opinion.
Watch the program, hosted by PDCA's new Academic Study Committee, on our YouTube channel.
Willem Post - Building Bridges, by Julie R. Moyes
Read Julie R. Moyes's blogpost about the October 7 First Monday Forum. Click on the image.
September 23 Forum: Honoring Excellence in PD Leadership by a Senior Officer - Camille P. Dawson, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Photo: Bruce Guthrie)
Click on image: Meet Camille P. Dawson, recipient of the 2024 PDCA Award for PD Leadership by a Senior Officer. Shown: USC's Adam Clayton Powell III & PDCA President Joel Fischman.
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October 7: Democracy and U.S. Presidential Elections: A View from Europe.
Our featured speaker is Willem Post, an IVLP alumnus from The Netherlands who reports on US elections on Dutch television.
September 23 Forum: Honoring Excellence in PD Leadership by a Senior Officer - Camille P. Dawson, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
PDCA will honor Camille P. Dawson on September 23 with its Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy Leadership by a Senior Officer
September 9 forum: How U.S. presidents used their travel abroad to shape public opinion at home
Allison Prasch, an expert in U.S. presidential rhetoric, political communication, and the history of rhetoric, will discuss her research and teaching on how U.S. political leaders use...
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Willem Post - Building Bridges, by Julie R. Moyes
PDCA member Julie Moyes reflects on the Dutch commentator Willem Post, who spoke about the upcoming U.S. Presidential election at our First Monday
Forum on October 7.
Feminists to the Fore, by Bill Wanlund
Bill interviews Lyric Thompson, Founder and CEO of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative, on the Feminist Foreign Policy movement. More of a philosophical framework than a structured...
Soft Power on Stage
Dr. Sherry Mueller reacts to the play currently at Arlington's Signature Theatre.